Concussion lawsuit: State of things entering Tuesday's hearing (click here)
Understanding why some NFL Players are effected by concussion and why some aren't may very well come down to genetics and/or the diet and/or the very act of playing football that supports the player's body during his career.
While more research is needed, that doesn't change the fact a player was valuable enough to have him play for a team to win a title which interprets into wealth for owners.
There is a responsibility of the owners and the football leagues to men who did their level best to win a game. They were worthy enough to put on the field, they should be worthy enough to protect, care for and provide for their comfort after they are disabled.
This is not a question of whether or not any owner or the league is exonerated from any responsibility because genetics dictated the outcome of a player. This is a demand for those that obtained wealth at the cost of quality of life and even life itself for the players on the field.
We are a nation that cares. I would hope that includes the professions of professional ball in all it's forms. These men carried the spirit of fans and are heroes. Their disability is felt by every fan that loved them. The fans would never want such debilitating injuries to end a career or cause a change in the quality of life of the athlete.
Every young man that goes into football with the hope of being a well paid and valuable player never bargains for this.
Mutations in the pathway above can result from the physical demands of the body. Pain through athletic injury and the demands of contact sports attacks the very survival centers of the brain. If a human body sustains enough pain in their profession day after day, hour after hour; the brain imprints on that pain and the avoidance of it. It is very possible adaptations of the brain occurred due to pain avoidance.
Be it pain adaptation and/or concussion and brain trauma does not matter. The result is what is important. The NFL has a responsibility and if departing with some monies to provide for their heroes is this painful then they don't appreciate the relationship of the players to the team and the team's fans. To the NFL it is all about money and the human component is a matter of inconvenience.
While more research is needed, that doesn't change the fact a player was valuable enough to have him play for a team to win a title which interprets into wealth for owners.
There is a responsibility of the owners and the football leagues to men who did their level best to win a game. They were worthy enough to put on the field, they should be worthy enough to protect, care for and provide for their comfort after they are disabled.
This is not a question of whether or not any owner or the league is exonerated from any responsibility because genetics dictated the outcome of a player. This is a demand for those that obtained wealth at the cost of quality of life and even life itself for the players on the field.
We are a nation that cares. I would hope that includes the professions of professional ball in all it's forms. These men carried the spirit of fans and are heroes. Their disability is felt by every fan that loved them. The fans would never want such debilitating injuries to end a career or cause a change in the quality of life of the athlete.
Every young man that goes into football with the hope of being a well paid and valuable player never bargains for this.
Mutations in the pathway above can result from the physical demands of the body. Pain through athletic injury and the demands of contact sports attacks the very survival centers of the brain. If a human body sustains enough pain in their profession day after day, hour after hour; the brain imprints on that pain and the avoidance of it. It is very possible adaptations of the brain occurred due to pain avoidance.
Be it pain adaptation and/or concussion and brain trauma does not matter. The result is what is important. The NFL has a responsibility and if departing with some monies to provide for their heroes is this painful then they don't appreciate the relationship of the players to the team and the team's fans. To the NFL it is all about money and the human component is a matter of inconvenience.
